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Sample Trade DNA Type

The Methodical Swing Trader

Recommended Strategy

The 4-Hour Trend Continuation System

Timeframe

4-hour charts for entries, daily charts for trend direction — this allows time for thorough analysis without requiring constant screen monitoring

Market Focus

Major forex pairs

Risk Per Trade

1% of capital

Trait Profile

Time Availability

Decision Speed

Need for Structure

Risk Tolerance

Emotional Stability

Frequency Preference

Trade DNA Type

The Methodical Swing Trader

You are a disciplined, process-oriented trader who thrives on structured analysis and medium-term market moves. Your psychological makeup favors well-researched decisions over impulsive reactions, making swing trading your natural habitat.

Your Core Trading Strategy

Your Playbook

Strategy Name: The 4-Hour Trend Continuation System
Market Focus: Major forex pairs (EUR/USD, GBP/USD) and large-cap indices (S&P 500, NASDAQ) — these markets offer sufficient liquidity and cleaner technical patterns that suit your analytical approach.
Timeframe: 4-hour charts for entries, daily charts for trend direction — this allows time for thorough analysis without requiring constant screen monitoring.
Entry Rules:
Price pulls back to the 20 EMA in the direction of the daily trend
RSI shows oversold/overbought conditions reversing (crossing back above 30 or below 70)
A bullish/bearish engulfing or pin bar forms at the pullback level
Volume confirms the reversal with above-average activity
Exit Rules: Take profit at 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio minimum. Use a trailing stop once 1:1 is reached. Stop-loss placed below the pullback swing low (for longs) with 1.2x ATR buffer.
Position Sizing: Risk 1% of account per trade based on your moderate risk tolerance score
When to Trade: London and New York overlap sessions (8 AM - 12 PM EST) when you can dedicate focused analysis time

Your Ideal Trading Day

Morning (7:30 AM - 8:00 AM):

Start with a 30-minute pre-market routine. Review the economic calendar, scan your watchlist of 6-8 instruments on the daily chart, and note any setups approaching your entry criteria.

Active Session (8:00 AM - 11:00 AM):

Monitor your 4-hour charts during the London/NY overlap. With your moderate time availability, focus on identifying setups rather than forcing trades. You should take 2-4 trades per week maximum.

Midday (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM):

Review any open positions, adjust trailing stops if applicable, and document your observations in your trading journal.

Evening (8:00 PM - 8:30 PM):

Spend 30 minutes on end-of-day review. Update your watchlist for tomorrow, grade any trades taken, and prepare your game plan for the next session.

Maximum trades per day: 1 (you're a swing trader, not a day trader)

Behavioral Strengths to Leverage

High Need for Structure (78%): Your systematic nature is a major edge. You'll naturally create and follow trading plans, which eliminates emotional decision-making. Leverage this by building detailed checklists for every trade.
Strong Emotional Stability (71%): You can weather drawdowns better than most. This allows you to hold swing trades through normal market noise without panic-exiting. Use this strength to capture larger moves that emotional traders miss.
Balanced Decision Speed (62%): You're fast enough to act on opportunities but deliberate enough to avoid impulsive mistakes. This Goldilocks zone means you can trade intraday setups without the pressure of scalping.

Risk Management Rules

Based on your 42% risk tolerance and 71% emotional stability:

Maximum position size: 1% risk per trade
Daily loss limit: 2% of account — if hit, stop trading for the day
Weekly loss limit: 4% of account — if hit, take 2 days off and review all trades
Scaling rules: Only add to winners, never to losers. Scale in with 0.5% risk increments only after the trade moves in your favor by 1R.
Walk away rule: After 2 consecutive losses, take a 4-hour break minimum

Warning Signs & Circuit Breakers

Based on your profile, watch for these danger zones:

Over-analysis paralysis: Your high structure need (78%) can turn into perfectionism. If you've been watching a setup for 3+ candles without acting, you're overthinking. Circuit breaker: Set a rule — decide within 2 candles or move on.
Moderate risk tolerance drift: At 42%, you may become too conservative after losses and miss valid setups. Circuit breaker: If you skip 3 valid setups in a row due to fear, review your last 10 trades to rebuild confidence with data.
Time pressure decisions: With moderate time availability (45%), you might rush analysis during busy periods. Circuit breaker: Never enter a trade if you can't complete your full checklist. It's better to miss a trade than force one.

Recovery Protocol: After a losing day, spend your next session in "observation only" mode. Paper trade your setups to rebuild rhythm before risking capital.

14-Day Launch Plan

Day 1: Set up your trading workspace. Create watchlist of 8 instruments. Download or create your trade journal template.

Day 2: Backtest your 4-hour trend continuation strategy on 3 months of data for your primary pair (EUR/USD). Document win rate and average R-multiple.

Day 3: Create your pre-trade checklist with all 4 entry criteria. Print it and keep it visible during trading hours.

Day 4: Paper trade only. Identify at least 2 potential setups and walk through your full analysis process without executing.

Day 5: Paper trade any valid setup that appears. Focus on following your entry and exit rules exactly.

Day 6: Review Days 4-5. Grade your paper trades. Identify any rules you skipped or modified.

Day 7: Rest day. No charts. Let your subconscious process the patterns you've been studying.

Day 8: First live trade at 0.5% risk (half your normal size). This is about execution, not profit.

Day 9: Continue micro-position trading. Focus on process over outcome.

Day 10: If Day 8-9 trades followed your rules, increase to 0.75% risk. If not, stay at 0.5%.

Day 11: Conduct a mid-point review. Have you followed your entry rules 100%? Your exit rules? Your position sizing?

Day 12: Full position sizing (1% risk) if your rule-following score is above 90%. Otherwise, continue at reduced size.

Day 13: Trade your normal plan. Begin tracking your "Process Score" — how well you followed rules regardless of P&L.

Day 14: Weekly review. Calculate your actual vs. expected results. Refine one element of your system based on real data.

Remember: Your Trade DNA shows you're built for consistency, not excitement. Trust your process, and the results will follow.

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